Yang Ko Lim ((R.i.P.))

by Cassie   Jul 3, 2004


He was always such a nice boy
The quiet one
With good intentions
He was down for his brother
Respectful to his mother
A good boy
But good don't get attention
One kid with a promise
The brightest kid in school
He's not a fool
Reading books about science and smart stuff
It's not enough, no
Cause smart don't make you cool, whoa

Always with a smile
Making everyone around him laugh
All he wanted was to be happy

Living with his aunt
All for his family back in Cambodia
He wanted to be a doctor
That was his wish for life

He was so excited
Just to go on that field trip
To swim in the pool
To go down the slides
All the wanted was to have fun

He wasn't a good swimmer
But he didn't care
He just wanted to fit in
and have fun

SPLASH
Into the pool he goes
Without anywhere to go
No one to help him
No one to care

5 minutes later

Piercing screams from classmates
On the bottom of the pool he lies

Lifeguard dives into the musty pool
SOMEONE CALL 911 HE SHOUTS

he is pulled from the pool
lifeless

45 minutes pass
CPR
CPR
CPR
NOTHING HAPPENS

shock goes around all the students

this was supposed to be fun
he wanted to have the time of his life
this was his first field trip
and his last

THE NEXT DAY

my eyes flood with tears
one person
life ended

why him
he was the person that least deserved it
all he wanted was to be happy
and to make others happy

it wasn't his time to go

~* this was a true story about a boy at our school, his name was Yang KO Lim... i used some lyrics from stole by Kelly Rowland.. hope you guys enjoyed it and R.i.P. Yang KO Lim..

PLEASE RATE AND COMMENT IT WOULD MEAN A LOT!!!

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  • 20 years ago

    by Casondra

    Heyy this was a really good poem. I didn't understand though...did he mean to drown or like did he not know how to swim or something? Well anyways that was really good and I'm sure that kid feels very special to know that one of his classmates cared about him enuf to write about him after he was gone. Good Job. Keep Writing.

    Love Ya
    *Casondra

  • 20 years ago

    by Amy

    Im so sorry for the kid, its horrible how so many lives are lost these days, and for u to have seen it must have been really traumatic. but still, like all ur others, amazing poem. Take care